The influence of thresholds on the risk assessment of carcinogens in food

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 678, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-117

  Pratt, Iona ^a   Barlow, Susan ^b   Kleiner, Juliane ^c   Larsen, John Christian ^d  

^a FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Harrington House   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Margin of exposure; Regulatory toxicology; Threshold of toxicological concern; Tolerable daily intakes

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; FOOD ADDITIVE;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; EUROPE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD; FOOD SAFETY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MUTAGENS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 69449093131     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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